New Delhi, 29/1: The protest over the recent regulations notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to curb caste discrimination on campuses has put the ruling BJP in a catch-22 situation, even as the government attempts to allay concerns among general category student.
A caste-based polarisation, especially among the youth, that pits foundational constituents of the BJP’s political edifice — the upper castes and Other Backward Classes — on opposite sides of the fence is something the party would want to avoid ahead.
